Door-latch.



PATENTED JUNE 1]., 190'].

G. B. BAUMGARTNER.

DOOR LATCH.

APPLICATION 11.21) APR. 1, 1901.

UNITED s'rATEs PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B. BAUMGARTNER, OF ROCHELLE, ILLINOI ASSIGNOR TO LORAINE MANUFACTURING AND TOOL COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLI- N OIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

' DOOR-LATCH.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed April 1,1907. Serial No. 365,732.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. BAUM- GARTNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochelle, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, .have invented new and useful Improvements in Door-Latches, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct a door latch in which the movable section has a cross-bar, the ends of which are provided.

with depending hooks, and a hook depending from the center of the crossbar in order that the latch can be used. for doors swinging to either right or left.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure l is a horizontal section of a door and frame work showing the location of my improved latch and retaining catch in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a face representation of the latch. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the latch. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the retaining catch. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the reversible latch holder.

The latch support comprises a shell having the tubular section 1 and face plate 2, within the tubular section 1 is located the shank portion 3 of the latch and is pivotally supported in connection with the shell by the transverse pin 4. A spring 5 is coiled around the pin at having one end resting against the under face of the shank portion 3 and its other end resting against the inner face of the tubular section 1. This shank portion extends beyond the end of the tubular section oppositethe face plate 2 and serves to form a thumb rest. The projecting end 6 of the shank is provided. with a cross-bar 7 from the center lower portion of which depends a hook 8 having its face 9 looking toward the face plate 2. From the two ends of the crossbar 7 depend two hooks l0 and 11 having their faces 12 looking from the face plate The tubular section 1 is located in an opening 13 formed in the door 14, and the face plate 2 is connected to the face of the door by the screws 15.

The door is connected to the building 16 by the hinges 17, which are located at the opposite edge of the door from that to which the latch is secured.

To the building is secured a double latch holder shown at .Fig. 5 and. comprisesthe plate 18 central web 15), and edging 20. The location of the latch holder with respect to the cross-bar 7 is shown at Fig. 2. The hook 11 of the cross-bar engages the edging 20, thereby holding the door in its closed position.

To the building is secured a catch 2] in a position that when the door is fully opened the center hook S of the crossbar 7 will engage it, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. To the face of the door opposite the cross-bar 7 is secured. a hand hold 22 and. which is located near the thumb rest of the shank 3.

The latch holder is made reversible in order that it may serve to receive either hook [0 or hook 11 according to the manner in which the door is hinged.

The catch 21 will serve to receive the center hook S irrespective of the manner in which the door is hingci'l.

I claim as my invention.

1. A door latch, comprising a pivoted sec tion having a cross-bar provided with two depending end hooks, and a depending center hook, the center hook facing toward the i pivot of the section, and the end hooks facing away from the pivot of the section, a suitable latch holder for the end hooks and a suitable catch for the center book.

2. A door latch comprising a pivoted section having a cross-bar provided with two depending end hooks and a depending center hook, the center hook facing toward the pivot of the section and the end hooks facin away from the pivot of the section, a revcrs ble latch holder for the end hooks and a suitable catch for the center hook.

In tcstimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES B. BAUAIGARTN IDR.

\Vitnesses:

D. PIOKLE, MARGARET LoNGwnLL. 

